Quote by Wole Soyinka
The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. - Wole

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. – Wole Soyinka

Other quotes by Wole Soyinka

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth. – Wole Soyinka

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Truth
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Im not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That Ive never understood. – Wole Soyinka

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Morning
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And gradually theyre beginning to recognize the fact that theres nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But its sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms. – Wole Soyinka

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Government
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To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible. – James Anthony Froude

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Freedom

The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then well see the rising of the moon. – Bobby Sands

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Freedom

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons. – Ma Jian

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Freedom

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society. – Felix Frankfurter

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Freedom

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Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it. – Jean-Paul Sartre

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Intelligence

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. – Bertrand Russell

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respect

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. Its about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there? – Neil LaBute

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dating

My dads sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal – his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised me on Spike Jones records and W.C. Fields movies, and his sense of humor fell somewhere in between. – Tony Visconti

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